Midsummer Chronophage Clock on display in 1886

The new Midsummer Chronophage Clock is going on display in Douglas this evening.

Designed by  world-renowned inventor, philanthropist and Santon resident, Dr John C Taylor OBE, it will be on show now at 1886 on Regent Street in Douglas.

The clock, measuring 1.5 metres (5 ft) in diameter, was conceived, designed and mostly manufactured on the Island.

 It is the second of four unique timepieces that tell the time through a series of concentric circles of light, the outer circle shows the seconds, the middle circle the minutes and the inner circle the hours. 

Dr Taylor said, "Following residencies in Edinburgh and Cambridge, the Midsummer Chronophage has returned to the Island so that it may be seen and enjoyed by the Manx public..  I’m grateful to Oliver Cheshire, Douglas Town Manager and Jonathan Joughin, the Mayor of Douglas, for finding such a wonderful location for the clock to be displayed until Midsummer Day in June 2021."

James Thompson, owner of 1886 bar and restaurant said, "I’m thrilled to have such a stunning work of art on display at the bar and restaurant.  This is a very busy time of year for us and thanks to Dr Taylor we will have a very special countdown to the New Year, when we expect thousands to gather to bring in 2021." 

The other Chronophage clocks include the Corpus Chronophage, which is displayed on the exterior of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, from where Dr. Taylor graduated in Natural Sciences in 1959 , the Dragon Chronophage and one secret Chronophage that  was commissioned by an American art collector in 2011.